The following is a summary of founder Bob Cohen's personal account of the Mississippi Caravan of Music, found in an article featured in Broadside Magazine # 51. The Caravan united white folksingers with the African-American communities of Mississippi through music. Folksingers visited Mississippi at various times during the summer of 1964. Overall, 22 folksingers were able to volunteer. There were over 30 Freedom Summer projects in Mississippi. The Caravan folksingers collectively traveled to them all. Folksingers spent as much time as they could at each location. At freedom schools, the singers contributed by sharing freedom songs with students. They taught students about the music’s slavery roots, and shared the ways in which African American's have shaped the nation's music. They also taught the students about black musicians and singers who made great contributions. These lessons allowed the students to feel proud of their heritage, rather than ashamed.[2]

Another way the Caravan contributed to the campaign was through workshops. The subjects of the workshops varied from folk dancing to learning songs on guitar. Later in the evenings, the community would gather to sing and play instruments, an event sometimes called a hootenanny. [2]